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Best Things to Do
Top 20 Best Things to Do in Sao Paulo [2025]
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São Paulo Cathedral
4.4
/5
184 reviews
10
Based on 8,000 reviews
Centro | 135m from downtown
Phone +55 11 3107-6832
Address: Praça da Sé - Sé, São Paulo - SP, 01001-000, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Biblical art through glass windows
The Holy Year Opens One of Rome's Four Holy Doors
29% positive reviews
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looks great! one of the most beautiful places in São Paulo. If you will be there, you should visit this São Paulo cathedral
Beautiful place! Well worth a visit! There is a guided tour of the church for $60 (if you watch the time) and the crypt for $12, both well worth it! There is a small shop inside with some souvenirs.
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Monumento a las Bandeiras
4.5
/5
36 reviews
7.7
Based on 293 reviews
4.3 km from downtown
Phone +55-11-22260620
Address: Praça Armando de Sales Oliveira - Vila Mariana, São Paulo - SP, 04001-070, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 hour
Featured in 2025 Global 100 – Best Things to Do
Highlights:
Pioneer statues on granite base
Multicultural faces showcasing Brazil's pioneering history
39% positive reviews
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The Brazilian Pioneer Sculpture Group is also very unique, and the entire sculpture environment is also very special. When you visit here, you can see a huge group of white sculptures. They are all from very early historical periods. Brazilian explorers came here to prove that they are of great historical value.
Designed by Victor Brecheret, the Monumento de los Bandeiras sits at one of the entrances to São Paulo's Ibirapuera Park. Commissioned by the city and completed in 1954, it depicts the struggles and triumphs of colonial Brazil's interior in the 17th century through massive blocks of granite and a heroic socialist realist style. Nonetheless, the scale, nobility, and diversity of the settlers are awe-inspiring. Ideas about the less pleasant aspects of colonial expansion came later. Definitely worth a stop on the way in and out of the park.
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Beco do Batman
4.1
/5
41 reviews
7.6
Based on 2,470 reviews
Zona Oeste | 5.5 km from downtown
Address: R. Medeiros de Albuquerque, 82-154 - Jardim das Bandeiras, São Paulo - SP, 05436-060, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
International graffiti art showcase
Graffiti alley with South American style
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Batman’s alley is a great place for people who are looking for cool shots. Perfect for those who like street art. The invite new artists from time to time and now there’s even a mural dedicated to The Boys!
Batman Alley is a typical Brazilian graffiti-style art street. There are many exquisite contents on the walls on both sides of the street. The alley is also quite wide, and the paintings of different styles are also very good art displays.
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Av. Paulista
4.0
/5
65 reviews
7.3
Based on 29,648 reviews
Avenida Paulista | 2.7 km from downtown
Address: São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 hours
Highlights:
Feel Brazil's financial hub atmosphere
Cultural hub for flag lightshows
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Avenida Paulista is the financial district of Sao Paulo and an important institution known as the Wall Street of Brazil. Many of the facilities here are quite important. You can find many large multinational companies here, which is also very interesting.
The most important financial center in South America, known as the Wall Street of South America, constitutes the modern side of the largest city in the southern hemisphere. Some high-rise buildings that are not particularly tall but have glass curtain walls are neatly arranged on both sides of the road. The subway line passes through the underground. On Sundays, the road is given to the public and bicycles. Various performances are also very lively. [Fun]
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Independence Park
4.2
/5
79 reviews
7.2
Based on 1,394 reviews
4.4 km from downtown
Phone +55 11 2273-7250
Address: Av. Nazaré, s/n - Ipiranga, São Paulo - SP, 04263-200, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Highlights:
Picnic & relax under trees
Vast 44-acre green park
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Sao Paulo Independence Park is a very beautiful park with many unique buildings and art galleries. There are many performance art exhibits, such as real wooden boats, which look very different. It represents the maritime culture of Sao Paulo and is worth a visit.
Brazil's Independence Park is also a very important historical area to commemorate the independence of the city. Brazil is also a country with a very long history. It has also received a lot of colonial rule. Independence Park is also the largest free park in the city.
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Museu Paulista
4.1
/5
82 reviews
7.1
Based on 1,377 reviews
4.6 km from downtown
Phone +55 11 2065-8000
Address: Parque da Independência - Ipiranga, São Paulo - SP, 04263-000, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
Highlights:
Archaeological heritage & 130,000 artifacts
Versailles-inspired 19th-century Brazilian heritage
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The Museo de São Paulo is a very important place to visit. It has a lot of collections, including not only some items from Brazil and America, but also important artworks from other parts of the world. It is also a huge national museum.
I heard that the Sao Paulo Museum was destroyed by fire. I was really sad. Such a beautiful palace-like building disappeared. Two years ago, when we visited South America, the first attraction we visited when we arrived in Sao Paulo was the museum. Now I will show it to you for your appreciation and commemoration.
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Ibirapuera Park
4.2
/5
80 reviews
7.1
Based on 37,139 reviews
4.7 km from downtown
Phone +55 11 3889 3000
Address: Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/n - Vila Mariana, São Paulo - SP, 04094-050, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 hours
Highlights:
Enjoy lush trees & colorful flowers
Boating leisurely on the lake
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Ibirapuera Park was crowded with families and people running. I think it's the best place to be on a day off.
Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo is a very beautiful sports park. There are wide lawns and a calm lake, and there are dense forests along the lake. You can do aerobic exercises along the lake. The air is very good and running is very comfortable. It is definitely worth experiencing.
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Football Museum
4.4
/5
50 reviews
6.7
Based on 9,539 reviews
3.3 km from downtown
Phone +55-11-36643848
Address: Praça Charles Miller, s/n - Pacaembu, São Paulo - SP, 01234-010, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Outdoor sports events regularly held
Interactive games & penalty shootout
43% positive reviews
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Fun exhibition. It has some interactive activities. It's a good place to take children too.
The Sao Paulo Football Museum is located in the Pacambu Stadium, which was rebuilt from the entire side of the stands. This stadium, built in 1940, was once the home of the famous Corinthians Club in Brazil and is also known as one of the most beautiful stadiums in Brazil. Today, it has been listed as a cultural heritage of the city of Sao Paulo. As soon as you enter the museum, you can see a corridor composed of many time gates, each door represents a World Cup, which is worthy of being called a football museum.
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Museum of Art of São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand
4.2
/5
72 reviews
6.6
Based on 8,048 reviews
Avenida Paulista | 2.6 km from downtown
Phone +55 11 3149-5959
Address: Av. Paulista, 1578 - Bela Vista, São Paulo - SP, 01310-200, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Museum surrounded by baroque park
Red concrete pillars & 8000 exhibits
33% positive reviews
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The Sao Paulo Museum of Art is also a very important American art exhibition area. The people here love collecting, and it has all the content with American characteristics. Brazil is a very open and enthusiastic country, and the artworks are also quite interesting.
The Sao Paulo Museum of Art is located on the famous street. You can get there as soon as you get off the subway. The building may have been built to create a soaring effect because there is a highway underneath. The public space below is not only a place for queuing, but also a good place for many people to relax. The quality of the various paintings and sculptures in the museum is the closest to that of the European continent in South America.
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Monument to the Independence of Brazil
4.7
/5
83 reviews
6.5
4 km from downtown
Phone +55 11 2068-0032
Address: Praça do Monumento, s/nº - Ipiranga, São Paulo - SP, 04261-050, Brazil
Recommended sightseeing time: 30 minutes
Highlights:
Majestic landmark & royal crypt
Eternal flame & nearby attractions
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A very important monument to commemorate the independence of Brazil. The whole structure is huge, with some very delicate sculptures of figures on the top. It is also the largest square in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The location here is also the core area.
Walking forward from the Sao Paulo Museum, through a large square used by local residents as a skateboarding ground, is the Brazilian Independence Monument.
The monument is very majestic, with sculptures and reliefs on all four sides. On the day we visited, local religious organizations were holding commemorative activities, with banners and grand festival dresses.
The Brazilian Independence Monument is about tens of meters high, with a huge heart-shaped base and an area of about several thousand square meters. The monument symbolizes a huge sword inserted into the heart of Sao Paulo.
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